News: A costly game of solitaire
Published: 2006-02-13 19:15:10 . Categories: Articles/News Economy/Business
Edward Greenwood IX now has plenty of time for computer solitaire.
The former office assistant was fired from his job with the city of New York last week after Mayor Michael Bloomberg spotted the card game on Greenwood's computer. Bloomberg was visiting the city's legislative office in Albany with a photographer when he saw the offending PC.
"The workplace is not an appropriate place for games," Bloomberg told the Associated Press. "It's a place where you've got to do the job that you're getting paid for."
Bloggers had little patience for his honor's gamesmanship.
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"The workplace is not an appropriate place for games," Bloomberg told the Associated Press. "It's a place where you've got to do the job that you're getting paid for."
Bloggers had little patience for his honor's gamesmanship.
Read more at news.com.com
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